Random Acts of Tracy...

New feature called Random Acts of Tracy.  You'll figure it out as we go:

Found this on the net.

Yeah.

I really don't know what to say about this other than to admire the fact that the creator of it loved Tracy so much as actually make this.

Duck Tracy.

Yeah.

I'm...so...so...sorry.

Really.

Call to arms!

Oh, to heck with it!  Collecting Tracy is about more than what I have, so when I finally get a good camera I'll post more of my stuff.  In the meantime, to keep you filled with Tracy goodness, I'll post odd items of interest and things that make you go: Ye Gods!

Case in point: who knows if this pic culled from the net is a copyrighted item or not, but it made me laugh.  No lol, though as I hate that term almost as much as the current Tracy strip's storyline.

Regrets, I have a few...

I have come to humbly beg your forgiveness for my lack of posting this past month.  I have been saving to purchase a new camera as my other died a painful death through the deviousness of battery technology.

I have ordered my new camera and it will be here soon.  

And the blog will begin again.

Sorry for the long wait.  I have many more items to show you and hope you stick with me to see what awesome wonderfullness is in store for us all through the magic of the Blog of Tracy!

Stay safe.

Dick Tracy as Legal Tender...

Since my camera is now almost officially Ka-put, I have something to show you that is not in my possession: 

a coin.   

It was a bit out of my price range but is very cool and unusual, nonetheless.

These are called hobo nickels.  It seems during the depression, many artists found themselves without a canvas on which to express themselves so they took to carving on what little money they had to create (sometimes) intricate masterpieces.  This is not one of the elaborate ones by any means.  It recently sold on ebay and has shown up here for the express reason that the artist behind this was obviously influenced by Chester Gould's then-young Dick Tracy strip.

Just look at that nose!

I realize this is dated 1930 and Tracy wasn't out yet.  The coin was just 'Tracy-ized" sometime in the 30's after Tracy had appeared.

This is a one-of-a-kind piece of art and I wish I'd have had enough coin to purchase it myself.

Win some, lose some...

Ebay.

I won this.

Looked pretty good in the pic.

Quality?

Meh.

One foot is detached and will have to be glued.

Materials?

Meh.

Reminds me of the Dollar Store figures.

Movie item?

Yep.  I try to stay away from those y'know.

Cool?

Hell, YEAH!

Love it!